Stephanie Chaban
Functional Title:
Social Affairs Officer
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
stephanie.chaban@un.org
Phone Number:
+96176436983
Bio
Stephanie Chaban has 15 years of significant research, advocacy and legal experience, primarily focused on the rights of women and girls in throughout the Arab region. Currently, she is a Social Affairs Officer at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon where she provides gender analysis, intergovernmental support, and technical assistance to Arab States on a range issues, including enabling gender justice; responding to violence against women; and implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda. As part of her work, she produces reports, policy briefs and other information materials, including groundbreaking analysis of domestic violence legislation, protection orders, domestic violence shelters and referral systems in the Arab region. She also conducts related trainings and organizes webinar series. Prior to ESCWA, she worked on gender quality and women’s empowerment in and on Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine.
Stephanie has a PhD in Law from the Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University, and a MA in Women’s Studies from San Diego State University.
Stephanie Chaban has 15 years of significant research, advocacy and legal experience, primarily focused on the rights of women and girls in throughout the Arab region. Currently, she is a Social Affairs Officer at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon where she provides gender analysis, intergovernmental support, and technical assistance to Arab States on a range issues, including enabling gender justice; responding to violence against women; and implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda. As part of her work, she produces reports, policy briefs and other information materials, including groundbreaking analysis of domestic violence legislation, protection orders, domestic violence shelters and referral systems in the Arab region. She also conducts related trainings and organizes webinar series. Prior to ESCWA, she worked on gender quality and women’s empowerment in and on Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine.
Stephanie has a PhD in Law from the Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University, and a MA in Women’s Studies from San Diego State University.
Social
Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise:
Gender Equality; Gender-based Violence; Gender Justice; Women, Peace and Security
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Programming
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| PhD, Law | Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University | 2017-02-07 |
| Title | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Gender Scholar Level 1 Certification in Rapid Gender Analysis | 2021-05-01 |
| Results-Based Project Management | 2021-06-01 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| We Need the UN and this Council to Do Much More”: Activists from the MENA Region Engage the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security. | http://alraidajournal.com/index.php/ALRJ/article/view/2538/1969 | Author |
| Addressing Violence against Women through Legislative Reform in States Transitioning from the Arab Spring | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-54202-7_5 | Author |
| Women’s Organizations and the Emergence of Domestic Violence Legislation in the Middle East and North Africa: An Examination of Egypt and Lebanon | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17527260.2017.1556949 | Author |
| Domestic Violence against Single, Never-Married Women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1077801213486330 | Co-Author |
